Would love to see Belle come back to LSU and he and Bertman can mend the fences.
He was a big reason crowds took off at LSU in the Bertman early years.
In Bertman's book, he indicates it was one of the biggest regrets he had in the way he handled his suspension and ultimate dismissal from program.

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Posted by HeadSlash

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Posted on 2/2/24 at 9:05 am to nicholastiger

I had classes with Terry, completely opposite of Joey. RIP

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Posted by Keltic Tiger

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Posted on 2/2/24 at 9:37 am to nicholastiger

Joey is the only Bertman - former player who has never returned for any reunion. Consider when Skip finally kicked him off the team: the Tigers had just qualified for Omaha & Joey was obviously one of the team's best players. For Skip to boot him then says a lot about Joey's transgressions. Not sure what else Skip could have done, Joey's crap had built up over his whole time there. And looking at all the shite he caused in the pros, it wasn't Skip's poor handling by any means. Always heard that Terry was the CPA, not Joey.

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Posted by moon

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Posted on 2/2/24 at 9:54 am to nicholastiger

I love Skip B, but he absolutely didn't handle that situation correctly. Joey was obviously a handful, but when you don't stand up and stand with your player when someone is in the outfield calling him despicable names - N word this N word that, among other things, what do people expect?

Even his teammates didn't handle it the right way. If that's my friend and teammate, I'm not playing another pitch until that racist a-hole is removed from the ball park. That says a lot about Miss State and their people back then.

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